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Full time4 February 1978
Scotland
16–19
France
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Five Nations 1978Head-to-head

France won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Dougie Morgan2–0
  2. –PScotland penalty · Dougie Morgan5–0
  3. –TScotland try · Andy Irvine9–0
  4. –TScotland try · David Shedden13–0
  5. –DScotland drop goal · Dougie Morgan16–0
  6. –CFrance conversion · Jean-Michel Aguirre16–2
  7. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Michel Aguirre16–5
  8. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Michel Aguirre16–8
  9. –PFrance penalty · Jean-Michel Aguirre16–11
  10. –TFrance try · Jerome Gallion16–15
  11. –TFrance try · Francis Haget16–19

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1Ian McLauchlanProp
  2. 2Colin DeansHooker
  3. 3Norm PenderProp
  4. 4Alan TomesSecond row
  5. 5Alistair McHargSecond row
  6. 6Mike BiggarFlanker
  7. 7Charles HegartyFlanker
  8. 8George MackieNumber 8
  9. 9Dougie MorganScrum-half
  10. 10Ronald WilsonFly-half
  11. 11David SheddenWing
  12. 12Ian McGeechanCentre
  13. 13Jim RenwickCentre
  14. 14Bruce HayWing
  15. 15Andy IrvineFull-back
  16. 16Charles HoggBench
  17. 17Alistair CranstonBench
  18. 18Roy LaidlawBench
  19. 19Duncan MadsenBench
  20. 20Sandy CarmichaelBench
  21. 21Donald MacdonaldBench

France

  1. 1Gerard CholleyProp
  2. 2Alain PacoHooker
  3. 3Robert PaparembordeProp
  4. 4Francis HagetSecond row
  5. 5Michel PalmiéSecond row
  6. 6Jean-Pierre RivesFlanker
  7. 7Jean Claude SkrelaFlanker
  8. 8Jean-Pierre BastiatNumber 8
  9. 9Jerome GallionScrum-half
  10. 10Bernard ViviesFly-half
  11. 11Jean-Luc AverousWing
  12. 12Christian BelascainCentre
  13. 13Roland BertranneCentre
  14. 14Jean-Francois GourdonWing
  15. 15Jean-Michel AguirreFull-back
  16. 16Jean PercheBench
  17. 17Armand VaquerinBench
  18. 18Jean-Luc JoinelBench
  19. 19Jean-Pierre LafforgueBench
  20. 20Jean-Martin EtcheniqueBench
  21. 21Alain CaussadeBench

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Context

All-time, Scotland 41–61 France, 4 drawn in 106 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Scotland going in
France going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.